Cardiac MRI and radionuclide ventriculography for measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction in ICD candidates

Current guidelines provide left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) criterion for use of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) but do not specify which modality to use for measurement. We compared LVEF measurements by radionuclide ventriculography (RNV) vs cardiac MRI (CMR) in ICD candidates to assess impact on clinical decision making.

Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging - May 31, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Vamshi K. Kotha, Djeven P. Deva, Kim A. Connelly, Michael R. Freeman, Raymond T. Yan, Iqwal Mangat, Anish Kirpalani, Joseph J. Barfett, Joanna Sloninko, Hui Ming Lin, John J. Graham, Andrew M. Crean, Laura Jimenez-Juan, Paul Dorian, Andrew T. Yan Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research